Singaporeans are champions at shopping. We’re top notch at finding the best deals, winning fastest-fingers-first and bragging about our loot. This year, instead of spending your Sing dollars buying products from a sweatshop factory in China or outsourcing to cheaper… Continue reading
Ahhhhh 2020. The dawn of a new decade. Seems like the perfect time to kick start some of those things you’ve been wanting to do – get fitter (or slimmer mostly), pick up a new skill, quit your vices etc… Continue reading
Every year, hordes of Singaporeans open their wallets to get Christmas gifts for their family, friends and colleagues. Churches put up Christmas plays reenacting the birth of Jesus Christ, hoping to convert unbelievers to accept the gifts of forgiveness, grace… Continue reading
We have an obsession with comparing salaries and incomes. But having rising salaries doesn’t mean our quality of life is improving if we are getting deeper and deeper into debt. Having financial debt means some Singaporeans are forced to work… Continue reading
Don’t ask what I can do for my country, but what can my country do for me? This is a question asked in a certain public Facebook group: Are you willing to die for Singapore? The answer (unsurprising for this… Continue reading
Singapore students are so fearful of failure that 78% agreed or strongly agreed with “When I am failing, this makes me doubt my plans for the future” (from the PISA test results). 72% of Singapore students also worry about what… Continue reading
Fear, doubt, power, blackmail, shame and retribution get in the way. There is a series of SPF advertisements reminding potential offenders of the penalties if they were caught molesting, littering and committing other crimes. The molest ad was criticised by… Continue reading
New heights of violence The violence between protesters and police officials have escalated to new heights since the emergence of these protests 6 months ago. The latest skirmishes saw protesters set fire to the main gate of Hong Kong’s PolyU… Continue reading
Remember Hong Kong… what us Singaporeans used to associate with dim sum, Disneyland and Victoria Peak. It has now become an unfathomable nightmare for tourists and their own citizens alike, where violence is masqueraded as fighting for rights. This week… Continue reading
Survey… what? A recent study of about 4,000 Singapore citizens and PRs last year was conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) to link trust in the Government to how various issues are being tackled. Yup, such surveys we… Continue reading